Nobody can deny that Hermione Granger is the smartest character in Harry Potter, gender notwithstanding. She is consistently the best student in every year, earning extraordinary marks in all her exams and ten OWLS.
Arguably the most famous female character in Harry Potter, Hermione was a dedicated student who always strived to be the best no matter what it took.
While Hermione was intellectual in the traditional sense of the word, Luna's smarts were more in being creative and artistic. She was able to do things like constructing a lion's head that actually roared, and she also clearly was able to see the world in many different dimensions with a great imagination.
Tom Riddle/Voldemort
Professor Dumbledore once said that Tom Riddle, a.k.a. Lord Voldemort, a.k.a. "He Who Must Not Be Named" (Ralph Fiennes/Hero Fiennes Tiffin/Christian Coulson), was the most brilliant student that Hogwarts has ever known.
Mello, the other child that took L's place halfway into the series as Light's enemy, is also smarter than Hermione Granger.
It shouldn't be hard to believe, but Draco Malfoy was the second most intelligent student in all of Harry's year. That Slytherin determination can accomplish quite a lot. Draco received at least three OWLs (including both Transfiguration and Potions) and he is very competitive with Hermione.
Of the characters in the trio, Hermione is seen as the smartest because she does great at school and is a skilled witch, but Harry is seen as having a lot of intellectual ability, too. Overall, fans view Ron as the least smart of the three.
Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series created by J.K. Rowling.
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1 Hermione Granger Is The Smartest Witch Of Her Age And The Strongest Hogwarts Student In The Series.
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort ever feared and the only one who could have defeated him in a duel. Albus Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard in the Harry Potter.
Scarlett Hannah Hefner (née Byrne; born 6 October 1990) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Slytherin student Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potter series, and as Nora Hildegard in The Vampire Diaries.
Fleur Delacour
She is described in the books as being extremely beautiful to the point that her beauty captivated everyone once she arrived at Hogwarts the year the Triwizard tournament was held.
Hermione Granger
Her immense bravery and intellect were crucial in the defeat of Voldemort.
Draco Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is a student in Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen.
Lily Evans
It's somewhat ironic, and maybe a little sad, that both of Harry's parents were Prefects and Head Boy/Head Girl. Lily became Head Girl in her seventh year at Hogwarts. Although between Lily and James, Lily was by far the more responsible of the two.
Slytherin house has some trouble with shaking its murky reputation – and it's all thanks to a certain few witches and wizards like Lucius Malfoy. Today we look at the reasons why he embodied all the worst Slytherin traits and gave his house a bad name… Lucius Malfoy was an odious character.
Hufflepuff has produced the least amount of Dark wizards
'They didn't want to show off, they weren't being reckless, that's the essence of Hufflepuff. ' In fact, the most evil deed we can remember a Hufflepuff ever doing was Ernie Macmillan wearing a 'Potter Stinks' badge.
The differences are hard to compare as to who is more intelligent as there isn't really a one-to-one comparison between the two. If you just went off of marks, Hermione would win, as she is good at most things while Snape truly excels at Defense and Potions.
Headmaster of Hogwarts throughout most of the Harry Potter series, it is safe to say that Dumbledore is the most powerful professor at Hogwarts. With his Elder wand, Dumbledore managed to get away both times he was threatened imprisonment at Azkaban. He could also duel Voldemort and hold his ground.
Of the two of them, it was Hermione who realized she liked Ron first as she dropped heavy hints in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire of her attraction.